Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Looking for (prosdokwntav). Present active participle of prosdokaw (Matthew 11:3) agreeing in case (accusative plural) with umav.
Earnestly desiring (speudontav). Present active participle, accusative also, of speudw, old verb, to hasten (like our speed) as in Luke 2:16, but it is sometimes transitive as here either (preferably so) to "hasten on the parousia" by holy living (cf. I Peter 2:12), with which idea compare Matthew 6:10; Acts 3:19 f., or to desire earnestly (Isaiah 16:5).
Being on fire (puroumenoi). Present passive participle of purow, old verb (from pur), same idea as in verse II Peter 3:10.
Shall melt (thketai). Futuristic present passive indicative of thkw, old verb, to make liquid, here only in N.T. Hort suggests thcetai (future middle), though Isaiah 34:4 has takhsontai (second future passive). The repetitions here make "an effective refrain" (Mayor).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Peter 3:12:
Colossians 2:8
2 Peter 1:16
2 Peter 3:10
2 Peter 3:13
Revelation 16:14
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